Practice Notes

September and October Tea and Toast learning sessions

If you haven't been along to a Tea and Toast learning sessions, come along to our October session. They're free and open to everyone.

And that goes for our November session as well. But we decided to have a change, so on Tuesday 21 November we're having Coffee and Croissants instead.

October - What's happening in the public sector?

Whether you're in the sector or not, you'll find something of interest here. Are our structures working? What's happening on the political front in Parliament/Select Committees? What trends should we watch out for? This is a chance to catch up on what's happening in the sector and why.

Date: Tuesday 17 October

Time: 8am - 9am

Venue: Boardroom, Level 5, iPayroll House (formally Newspaper House), 93, Boulcott Street (This is not the Dominion Post Building)

Speaker: Hilary Bryan

Email katherine@trainingpractice.co.nz if you'd like to come. All welcome and no charge.

November - The Quiet Leader

Find out about one of the latest leadership ideas. Author, David Rock, argues that "quiet leaders are masters at bringing out the best performance in others. They improve the thinking of people around them...without telling them what to do". Join us for coffe and croissant to find out more.

Date: Tuesday 21 November

Time: 8am - 9am

Venue: Boardroom, Level 5, iPayroll House (formerly Newspaper House), 93, Boulcott Street (This is not the Dominion Post Building)

Speaker: Hilary Bryan

Email katherine@trainingpractice.co.nz if you want to come. All welcome and no charge.

Plain English Conference - 6th October 2006, Te Papa, Wellington

Well done to The Write Group for organising The WriteMark Plain English Conference and Awards at Te Papa on 6 October 2006. About 150 delegates will hear four international plain English experts from Canada, USA, and Australia.

The objectives of the conference are to:

raise public awareness of plain English

create a public preference for organisations that communicate clearly

help delegates to work towards plain English in their organisations

promote the importance of writing to an agreed plain English standard - either the WriteMark or an organisation's own standard.

See http://www.write.co.nz for more details.

Up to date information on emotional intelligence

It sounds quaint to use the word Check out the consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organisations. It gives details of conferences, full text research articles and book reviews on this subject. The website's address is www.eiconsortium.org